Honors English 3 Lesson Plans

Week of January 28-Feb 1Monday 1/28: 2-Hour Late StartThe Grapes of WrathOn Friday we Viewed Chapters 14-17. Finish 18 (50:47-1:06)Ch 15=Roadside Truck StopsCh 16=Car trouble, Ma Rebels, Ch 17=Roadside campsCh 18=Joads reach California, Noah leaves, Gram dies, Joads cross desertAnother Biblical connection:Noah and the Flood--When the Joad family crams their car with their processions, it can be likened to Noahand his family in Genesis, who spend time loading the ark with animals, as God has ordered.The Joads must also gather all the important things they need in order to ensure survival. As we continue reading the novel, consider Noah Joad’s connection to the river and the water,​ as well as his relationship to the Joad family as a whole. Pg. 284--Noah Joad, is the eldest brother of the Joad family.During the Joad’s journey from Oklahoma to California to search for work, Noah decides that leaving his familyis his only option. When he leaves, he walks down a river believing that during these difficult times, his family​ is better off with one less mouth to feed.

Tuesday 1/29 1:30 DismissReading DayHere is aCharacter List for NightJANUARY 27 IS HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY.WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO READ BOOKS LIKE NIGHT? READ THIS ARTICLE!!According to Wiesel, "By talking about past events, like the Holocaust, we open a disturbing chapter in human history,but in doing so we spread a message to humanity through the testimony of witnesses that helpsto stir people's emotions. This drives them to prevent a recurrence of such devastating occurrencesby acting against them. If we forget about abominable events like the Holocaust and write them offas things that could only have occurred in the past, we open ourselves up to the possibility ofrepeating such unmonitored destructive behavior. Through the retelling of the events of our collectivehistory, we spur indignation, we reduce the number of indifferent bystanders and we make itpossible to learn from our mistakes."

Background on Night​Night (109 pgs.) by Elie Wiesel is a memoir of man’s inhumanity to manduring the Holocaust in the 1940s. Elie Wiesel survived the Holocaust when 6 million ofothers did not. You’ll experience his forced deportation at age 12 and his experienceat Auschwitz, the largest of the Nazi concentration camps where 1.5 million Jews weremurdered in the gas chambers. Wiesel was silent for years before he could come toterms with what happened to him and write about it and lecture about it. Wiesel wonthe Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 and traveled the world encouraging others not toallow Holocaust-like events like those in Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur to ever occuragain. Wiesel twice spokn at Augustana College in recent years. Wieselsays, “Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when dignityis in jeopardy…whenever men or women are persecuted because of their race, religionor political views, that place must—at that moment—become the center of theuniverse.” Wiesel wrote two more novels, Dawn and The Accident, which are bothfictional stories of Holocaust survival. Wiesel died in 2016 at age 87.​A Book Trailer Introduction (9:24)Auschwitz 70 years laterDrone over Auschwitz--Spielburg & Schindler's List (2:29)A Tour of Birkenau (9:10)Oprah's Interview with Elie At Auschwitz (2:30)Elie Remembers His Little Sister (3:36)Night book trailer (stop at 1:25)Interview with Elie Wiesel (11:32)Interview with Elie Part 2 (10:59)Auschwitz 70--full version (6:30)

​Wednesday 1/30No School

Thursday 1/31 and Friday 2/1View last hour of The Grapes of Wrath 1:06-2:08​1:09:00 Ma feeds the children at the camp see pg. 344-345, 3501:13:30 JC takes the blame. Read the movie summary sheet, 3rd paragraph from the bottom. see pg. 361

Read1. Chapter 25 SummaryDemonstrates Inhumanity: When the California farmers cannot afford to harvest their crops, they let them go to waste and the smell of rotting fills the countryside. More and more people are being forced into poverty and watch food being wasted while they starve. The produce is kep from the starving migrant families. One of the most important title references is on pg. 477: "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." Chapter 25, pg. 4452. Read Summary of Chapters 28-30--read pp. 602-603 in Chapter 30,​pg. 609, pg. 612, pg. 616 (last 3 paragraphs)through 618--the end of the book. ​

Watch & listen to the lyrics of this 1991 hit by the King of Pop,Michael Jackson, who died in 2009. Jackson said that "Heal the World" is the songhe was most proud to have created.How does that Michael Jackson song relate to The Grapes of Wrath?

The title? It came from the Battle Hymn of the RepublicMine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord:He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:His truth is marching on.​Analysis:The hymn summons God to bring justice to those who have wreaked havoc over the land and over its people.In other words, the hateful ways of the people are so great that only God can bring about vengeance.In the context of this novel, "the grapes of wrath" may be interpreted as the greed, self-interest,and selfish ways of the landowners and of the banks—all of which lead to the suffering of thousandsof migrant workers.60 second recap on the WRATH​The "grapes of wrath" is also a Biblical reference to the Book of Revelation, passage 14:19-20:So the angel swung his sickle to the earth and gathered the clusters from the vine of the earth,and threw them into the great wine press of the wrath of God.Make no mistake, the squishing of "the grapes of wrath" is a violent and emotional image,and one that is closely associated with the widespread oppression of a people andwith the darkest chapter in American history: slavery.The "grapes" image also makes us think of the spilling of blood.​This novel has an environmental message as well!​The novel begins in a drought and ends in a flood. Nature is out of balance. What has man done to cause or compound these natural disasters?

I can not/did not show you this:! Thug Notes on GofW​​And finally, what should you MOST REMEMBERabout this novel and movie and final controversial chapter?At the heart of The Grapes of Wrath is the need for community and compassion and love.​Steinbeck invites us to ask ourselves 'Who is our family?', 'Who are our children?", "Who are the dreamers?"​Assignment: Take Quiz over Chapters 28-30===================================================================================

Friday 1/14Read Ch 15-18 (minus 16--read THIS SUMMARY of 16)Chapter 15 VideoRead Chapter 17= the worlds the migrants set up every night. View: Chapter 17 Project (features an original student song that comes from pg. 272)See Guitar storyView through Chapter 16===================================================================================

Mini-Lesson: Texting Tom Joad

You are a friend of Tom Joad. He is currently on Route 66 heading for California. You know what lies ahead for him and his family. Send him a text message before he gets to the desert and loses cell-phone reception. What would you say that would save him and his family? You can only use 144 characters, so make them count.

Discussion: Exchange your text message with a partner. How would you respond to this message from a friend if you were Tom Joad. Write two paragraphs describing Tom’s reaction to the message. In one paragraph describe how does he changes his actions? In the second paragraph explain the reasons behind Tom’s reaction.

Final Project Possibilities (you must choose one)​

POSTER: Design a poster for The Grapes of Wrath. Your poster MUST ILLUSTRATE A THEME FROM THE NOVEL. It must include the following:

Title: must express the theme

Three quotes from the book that capture the theme (include page numbers)

A visual illustration of the theme as it applies to the book

A one-page explanation attached to the poster explaining the how the picture illustrates the theme

Assignment: Read Chapters 1-4 (pp. 1-42) for quiz on Wednesday.Tuesday will be a reading dayComplete turtle chapter worksheet in packet as you read​Tuesday 1/15​​View: History Brief: The Grapes of Wrath​Reading Day for Grapes of Wrath

Wednesday 1/16The Grapes of WrathDiscuss Turtle Chapter Worksheet responsesChapter 1-4 Kahoot-Click to Take Quiz Chapters 1-4 over The Grapes of Wrath-you MAY use your book, just not each other!Assignment: Finish Scavenger Hunt. Read Chapters 5-8 pp. 42-119 for Friday. See calendar!

Thursday 1/17Reading Day​Friday 1/18​ Snow Day

Week of January 7-11​Monday 1/7​Here isSemester Test Review InfoTake three 30-pt quizzes (Ch 1-2, Ch 3-4, Ch 5-6) over Of Mice & MenI will record the better TWO scores out of 3. These will not be online.You'll get all three quizzes and like the Gatsby test, you'll be allowed to use the book for 10 minutes.You will also be allowed to use the 2-sided color sheet that shows character connections.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Tuesday 1/8Here isSemester Test Review InfoSpend time gathering everything you need for semester test from your folder!​Bring ALL of your resources on Friday!View Of Mice and Men

Week of January 3 & 4Thursday 1/3 and Friday 1/4Of Mice & MenFirst Impressions?Listen CAREFULLY as we View 60secondrecaps (10 minutes)There is one good reason for reading Steinbeck's short novel Of Mice and Men--it is a very good book.There is one good reason for teaching it--it is a TEACHABLE good book: simple and clear, yet profoundand beautiful. This short book is easy in the "accessible" sense. But it is NOT easy in the moral sense:it raises large issues of the sort raised in and by the greatest and often more difficult literature.Read: Best Critical Analysis out there

Go through review packet, especially back of pg. 1 on title, the Symbols and Themes page,and the last page that ties Chapter 3 and 6 together.As we look at all of the characters whose names begin with the letter C,viewThug Notes Summary & Analysis​Assign Analysis Questions & Responses for discussion tomorrow.

View Chapters 1 & 2 (to 36:46) ​as time allows

You'll take three 30-pt quizzes (Ch 1-2, Ch 3-4, Ch 5-6)I will record the better TWO scores out of 3. These will not be online.You'll get all three quizzes and like the Gatsby test, you'll be allowed to use the book for 10 minutes.You will also be allowed to use the 2-sided color sheet that shows character connections.